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Opaque

see synonyms of opaque

Adjective

1. opaque

not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

Example Sentences:
'opaque windows of the jail'
'opaque to X-rays'

2. opaque, unintelligible

not clearly understood or expressed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Opaque

see synonyms of opaque
adjective
1. 
not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent
2. 
not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull
3. 
not transmitting radiant energy, such as electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or sound
4. 
hard to understand; unintelligible
5. 
unintelligent; dense
noun
6. photography
an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative
verbWord forms: opaques, opaquing or opaqued (transitive)
7. 
to make opaque
8. photography
to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque

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Opaque

see synonyms of opaque
adjective
1. 
not letting light pass through; not transparent or translucent
2. 
not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark
3. 
not allowing electricity, heat, etc. to pass through
4. 
hard to understand; obscure
5. 
slow in understanding; obtuse
noun
6. 
anything opaque
7.  Photography
an opaque liquid used in blocking out parts of a negative
verb transitiveWord forms: oˈpaqued or oˈpaquing
8. 
to make opaque
9.  Photography
to apply opaque to (a negative)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Opaque

see synonyms of opaque
adj.
1.
a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
2. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
3.
a. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" (John Simon).
b. Mentally obtuse; dense.
n.
Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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